Stand for shining shoes.



M. A. MATHEWSON. STAND FOR SHINING SHOES.

' APPLICATWN FILED MAY 3. i917'.

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m. A. MATHEWSON.

STAND FR SHINNG SHOES.

AAPPLHIATIOl FILED MAYG. ISI?. jb @3559 l @33 o @wanted Aug. 7, 1917.

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MARVIN A. MATHEWSGN,

OF ELMIRA, NEW YORK.

STAND FOR SHINING SHOES.

Application filed May 3, 1917. Serial No. 166,109.

To all ywhom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, MARVIN A. MATHEW- son, a citizen' of the United States, and a resident of Elmira, in'the county of Cheinung and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Stand for Shining Shoes, of which the following is a full, clear, and 'exact description.

My invention relates to movable foot supports on the stand so as to facilitate the engagement of the seat by a person whose shoes are to be shined and also to eliminate the danger of soiling the clothing of a person while getting on or off the stand.

An object ofthe invention is to provide a simple, eh'cient and inexpensive device which, in addition to serving as a foot r'est will also serve as a step for facilitating the walking of a person on to or from the stand.

'Vith the above and other objects in view, the natureotl which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the application, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stand provided with an embodim at of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the stand, a portion ot the end wall of the stand being broken out to show the details of construction;

Fig. 8 is a top plan View, a portion 'of which isshown in a horizontal section on line 343, Fig. 4; and 'i Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4, Fig. 3, the toot supports in this ligure being shown in the position when serving as a step.

.Referring to the drawings, the stand is shown to be provided with individual seats 5--5. lt desired, a bench may be used in lieu thereof. Where individual seats are used as shown, each chair is provided with pairs of .toot rests or supports 6. Where a bench is used such foot supports are provided at suitable intervals. vEach pair of foot supports is united by a shaft 7 below the foot plat; form 8 and is mounted to revolve in suitable bearings 9 depending from the platform The major part of the weight-of the foot 65 rests is to one side of theaxis of the shaft 7. A

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ang, '7, 191i *7- In consequence the foot rests tend to swing from the vertical or operative position, 4 shown in F ig. 2 in full lines, to the horizontal position, shown inddotted lines in the saine figure.

To allow the movement of the foot rests, slots 10 are provided in the foot platform.` The foot rests on the shaft 7 are overbal-Q'" auced by a counterweight 11 adjustablyP mounted on an arnr 12 extending from the. shaft 7. The counterweight tends to maintain the foot rests in operative position.

To prevent the displacement of the foot rests when in operative position, spring actuated latches 13 are provided for engaging each of the foot rests of the pair, thereby preventing the additional weight applied by the person whose shoes are to be shined from displacing the foot rests. The two latches are connected by a rod 14C which is connected to one arm of a crank lever 15, the other arm of which is connected to a rod 16, said rod in turn being connected to a pedal 17. By operating the pedal the latches 13Y are Withdrawn from engagement with the foot rests and the samecan he moved from the position shown in full lines to that shown in dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3. To prevent the displacement of the foot rests under the action of the counterweight from the position shown in dotted lines in the said ligure to that shown in full lines in` the same figure, spring-actuated latches 18 are provided similar to the latches 13, also conneeted by a rod 19 which is connected 't0 the rod` 16 by a bell-crank lever 2O in a manner such as vhas been referred to with reference to the bell-crank lever 15,

The foot rests @serving the same seat 5 are united by a board 21 which serves as a step when the foot rests are in theinopeative position and locked thereat by the latches 18. This step facilitates the mounting of the stand. Further, itclears the foot platform 8 from the foot rests during the time a person is mounting on the chair, thereby eliminating danger of soiling the persons clothes. 9

After the person is'seated, by applying pressure to the foot pedal 17 the latches 18 are disengaged from the fot rests and the counterweight 11 swingsthe'm to the operative position, the latches 13' allowing the foot rests to pass to their operative position and become locked in said position auto 11@ matieally. As soon as the shining of the shoes is terminated, by applying` pressure on the pedal 17 the latches 13 are disengaged from the toot rests and they can. be moved to the inimerative position Where they will be :uitomatieally retained by the latches 18 until thegtoot pedal is again operated as described. Thus, it will be seen that a person eau mount tl i stand Without any danger et having,` the clothes soiled by the foot rests, and, further, the mounting and dismounting of the stand by the person is facilitated by the provision of the board 2l on the foot.

rests.

l claim:

l. A strand loi shining Shoes, eomln'ising, a seat, foot rests associated with the seat and mounted to swing to and from the seat. gravitatio1'ially operable means associated with the .toot reels and normally tendingto maintain said loot rests in an operati ve position relative to the seat, means for looking the 'foot rests in the operative or in the inoperative poeition, and means for operating Said looking' means.

2. A stand for shining shoes, comprisingg---n lseat, a loot platlforni, ioot rests mounted to swing; below tbe platform away from the seat, means,I overlnilaneing the .toot rests and normally tendingr to maintain the eamo in the operative position, meane for looking said toot reStS in the operativeor in the inoperative position, and a member joining` the toot rests and adapted to form a step when the foot reste are in the inoperative position, substantially as and ior the purpose set forth.

3. A Stand for shining shoes, compris ing-a seat, a 'foot platform, 'oot rests mounted pivotally below the platform 'whereby said Yloot rests may be maintained above or below the leve-lfo'l'fV the platform, means tor locking the foot refsts above and below the level el" the platform, and a member uniting` the two loot rests and adapted to form a step 'tor the platform when Said foot rests are below ll i level ot' the platform.

4l. il stand for shining shoes, Comprising,--a seat... a toot platforn'i, foot rests a5- Soeiated with the plattform and mounted to ,swing to and 'lroni the seat, and above o11 Ybelow the level olE the foot platform, balanc- ,ingl means associated with the Yfoot rests and normally tendingV to maintain Said foot rests above the level oi the plat/Vorm, looking means '.nlapterl to engage automatically the ,toot rests in their positiml above or below the level of the plattform, menne loi' operat.

ina' the lockingn'ieans, and a member-'associated Vwith the toot reets and adapted to torni a step for the platilorni when said foot rests are in the loelv'eil position below the level olf the platform.

1A stand l'or shining,r Shoes, compi-iei ingo-a seat, a toot platform, movable `foot rests adapted to be brought above or below the level of the ioot platform, ilu-ans for locking the foot rests in their poSition above or below thel `foot plat-form, and a member associated with the foot rests and adapted. to form a step :for the toot platform when said foot rests are in a position below the level of the foot platform. 

